Head to Head Review: PTL (NASDAQ:PTLE) and Adams Resources & Energy (NYSE:AE)

Adams Resources & Energy (NYSE:AE) and PTL (NASDAQ:PTLE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Adams Resources & Energy and PTL, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adams Resources & Energy	0	1	0	0	2.00
PTL	0	0	0	0	0.00

Adams Resources & Energy currently has a consensus price target of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.05%. Given Adams Resources & Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Adams Resources & Energy is more favorable than PTL.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Adams Resources & Energy and PTL”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Adams Resources & Energy	$2.75 billion	0.04	$210,000.00	($3.16)	-12.02
PTL	$108.13 million	0.15	N/A	N/A	N/A

Adams Resources & Energy has higher revenue and earnings than PTL.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

57.8% of Adams Resources & Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Adams Resources & Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Adams Resources & Energy and PTL’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adams Resources & Energy	-0.29%	-8.14%	-2.01%
PTL	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Adams Resources & Energy beats PTL on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Adams Resources & Energy

Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. engages in the business of crude oil marketing, transportation and storage in various crude oil and natural gas basins. It operates through the following segments: crude oil marketing, transportation and storage, tank truck transportation of liquid chemicals, pressurized gases, asphalt and dry bulk, and pipeline transportation, terminalling and storage of crude oil. The company was founded by Kenneth Stanley Adams, Jr. in 1947 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

About PTL

PTL Limited is an established bunkering facilitator providing marine fuel logistics services for vessel refueling, primarily container ships, bulk carriers, general cargo vessels and chemical tankers principally serving the Asia Pacific market. PTL Limited is based in Hong Kong.